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S.1779: A bill to require the United States Trade Representative to notify the World Trade Organization if any member of the World Trade Organization fails during 2 consecutive years to disclose subsidies under the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measur
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about foreign trade and international finance
- Introduced Nov. 2, 2011
- Latest Major Action Nov. 2, 2011
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
5 (2 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Directs the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to identify and report to the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures of the World Trade Organization (WTO) any WTO member with which this country maintains a material and persistent trade deficit that, for two consecutive years, fails to submit a notification of subsidies under the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, or omits information or includes inaccurate...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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| Nov. 2, 2011 |
Introduced in the Senate by Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) |